The infinite round

The expo vindicates these themes, especially present in “Ternura” (1924), “Poema de Chile” (1967) and “Grandeza de los oficios” (1979). Furthermore, it invites us to become part of those aspects that are important to the author, such as the care that childhood requires, pedagogical work, the condition of women, the observation of nature and the fruitful dialogue with various artistic and craft practices.

The name comes from the verse "Where do we weave the round?", included in Tenderness (1924). In that poem, Mistral imagines a round in which girls, boys and nature are linked in a gesture of trust, community and collective creation. The exhibition takes up that spirit to illuminate its resonance in a present marked by environmental crises, inequalities and the urgency of rebuilding ties. From there, the collected works invite us to think about various possible futures.

"This exhibition is an invitation to think and look at Gabriela Mistral from the visual arts. More than an exhibition that illustrates the life and work of the poet, The Infinite Round tries to make visible some shared sensibilities that appear both in Mistral's work and in the works of female artists of different generations. This is an exhibition that celebrates life, play and love for childhood, nature and craft," comments Josefina de la Maza, curator of the exhibition.

The infinite round, organized by the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage, through its Executive Secretariat of the Arts of Visuality, and the Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center, GAM, is the result of collaborative work between various institutions and private entities, integrating works from the institutional Collections of the Undersecretary of Cultures and the Arts of the MINCAP; the National Museum of Fine Arts, the National Library and the Gabriela Mistral Museum of Vicuña of the National Cultural Heritage Service; the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC), the Roser Bru Foundation, as well as private collections of artists and gallery owners.

Participating artists: Constanza Alarcón-Tennen, Elisa Balmaceda, Gracia Barrios, Carolina Bassi, Catalina Bauer, Roser Bru, Paulina Brugnoli, Vania Caro, Paula Coñoepan, Paula Dittborn, Teresa Gazitúa, Nury González, Fernanda Larraín, Juana Lecaros, Melania Lynch, Marina Núñez del Prado, Paula Salas, Francisca Sánchez, Herminia Sender, Polimnia Sepúlveda, Maruja Pinedo, Daniela Pizarro, Laura Rodig, Johanna Unzueta, Cecilia Vicuña, Lorena Villablanca, Alicia Villarreal and Ingrid Wildi-Merino.